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Biophysics 241: Membrane Biology

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Biophysics 241: Membrane Biology

Advanced topics on membrane biochemistry and biophysics. Relationship of the unique properties of biomembranes to their roles in cell biology and physiology.

Author
Roland Faller
Publisher
University of California, Davis
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
Contents· 57 sections
  1. 01: Lipids
  2. 1.01: Charged Lipids
  3. 1.02: Lipid Headgroup Types
  4. 1.03: Lipid Tails and Saturation
  5. 1.04: Glycolipids
  6. 1.05: Sphingolipids
  7. 1.06: Sterols and Sterol Induced Phases
  8. 1.07: Lipids in Non-Aqueous Environments
  9. 02: Membranes - Aggregated Lipids
  10. 2.01: Membrane Fluctuations
  11. 2.02: Membrane Asymmetry
  12. 2.03: Membrane Curvature
  13. 2.04: Membrane Compressibility
  14. 2.05: Surface Tension and Line Tension
  15. 2.06: Vesicles
  16. 2.07: Diffusion in Membranes
  17. 03: Membrane Phases and Morphologies
  18. 3.01: Membrane Phase Transitions
  19. 3.02: The Main Phase Transition
  20. 3.03: The Fluid Phase
  21. 3.04: The Gel Phase
  22. 3.05: The Ripple Phase
  23. 3.06: Rafts
  24. 3.07: Lipid Phase Coexistence
  25. 04: Membrane-Protein Interactions
  26. 4.01: Membrane Permeability
  27. 4.02: Insertion of Membrane Proteins into Lipid Membranes
  28. 4.03: Protein-lipid Interactions
  29. 4.04: Physical Lipid Protein Interactions
  30. 4.05: Nanoparticle Spontaneous Penetration and Assembly in and Through Membranes
  31. 4.06: Non-Membrane Lipid Assemblies
  32. 05: Experimental Characterization - Spectroscopy and Microscopy
  33. 5.01: Model Membranes vs. Biological Membranes
  34. 5.02: Supported and Tethered Membranes
  35. 5.03: Styrene Maleic Acid Lipid Particles (SMALP) Technology
  36. 5.04: Lipid Probes
  37. 5.05: Fluorescence on Membranes
  38. 5.06: Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (NSOM)
  39. 5.07: Single Molecule Tracking
  40. 5.08: FTIR on Membranes
  41. 5.09: Raman Spectroscopy on Membranes
  42. 5.10: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Theory and Solution NMR
  43. 5.11: Solid-state NMR
  44. 5.12: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) of Membranes
  45. 5.13: Membrane X-ray Scattering
  46. 06: Experimental Characterization - Mass Spectrometry and Atomic Force Microscopy
  47. 6.01: Atomic force microscopy (AFM) on Membranes
  48. 6.02: Mass spectrometer Ionization Techniques for Membrane Proteins
  49. 6.03: Electrospray Ionization (ESI) Mass Spectrometry
  50. 6.04: Mass Analyzer Orbitrap
  51. 6.05: Mass Analyzer Time of Flight
  52. 07: Computational Characterization of Membranes
  53. 7.01: Mathematical Continuum Descriptions of Membranes
  54. 7.02: Monte Carlo for Biomembranes
  55. 7.03: Molecular Dynamics for Biomembranes
  56. 7.04: Designing Molecular Membranes Models with VMD
  57. 7.05: Coarse Grain Simulations of Membranes